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"Just because we can doesn't mean we should" Having the ability or capability to do something doesn't automatically justify doing it. It underscores the need to consider the ethical, moral, and practical implications of our actions, and to exercise thoughtful judgment in making choices. It reminds us that responsible and conscious decision-making involves more than just our capabilities, but also considers the broader consequences and implications of our choices. - Source: Elevate Society. Genetics has ethical standards at the heart of all reseach and I believe the same needs to apply to the use of AI. To this end I have chosen to undertake 2 training programmes with the University of Oxford on the Ethics of AI, and the Governance of AI. We are already seeing built-in bias in a lot of AI applications. Who watches the watcher? How do we oversee and safeguard ethics and morals?

Would you give digital agents a spot on your org chart, and an official orientation 🏢 - just like you would give humans? Lattice AI tried it. 😬😬😬 Check out my latest edition of AI Ethics & Policy Insights to read more about what happened and why it wasn't the success Lattice hoped for. Also: 🇺🇸 Donald Trump’s “Hands Off” AI Approach: Potential impacts on AI regulation and tech industry self-regulation. 😬 AI Avatars of Deceased Loved Ones: Ethical concerns and emotional implications. 💰 AI in the Wild: OpenAI’s GPT-4o mini and its impact on accessibility. 🇬🇧 AI Policy Beat: UK’s new cautious approach to AI regulation and Meta’s privacy standoff with the EU. 💻 Spotlight on Research: Cutting-edge studies on AI model updates, standardizing programming environments, and the AI data commons decline. Join the conversation on AI ethics and policy. Subscribe now and stay informed! #AIEthics #AIPolicy #TechNews #Newsletter #AI https://lnkd.in/gVdKct_K

## AI in Research: Balancing Innovation and Ethics **By Asst. Prof. Pacharatouch Chaimongkon** Department of Physics, School of Science, University of Phayao **July 20, 2024** AI is revolutionizing research, but this rapid progress raises ethical concerns. Let's explore key principles to ensure our use of AI is responsible and trustworthy: **1. Transparency is Key:** Clearly disclose how and where you use AI in your research, whether it's for data analysis, model building, or language editing. **2. Beware of Bias:** AI inherits biases from the data it learns from. Carefully examine your data to avoid perpetuating biases in your results. **3. Accountability Matters:** Remember, researchers are ultimately responsible for their findings, even when using AI. **4. Protect Data Privacy:** Obtain informed consent before using personal data and implement robust security measures to safeguard sensitive information. **5. Give Credit Where It's Due:** Always cite the AI tools you use, especially for generating images or text. **6. Keep Humans in the Loop:** AI should augment, not replace, human judgment. Critically evaluate AI outputs and make informed decisions based on your expertise. **7. Use AI Ethically:** Never use AI to fabricate data, plagiarize, or engage in any other unethical practices. By embracing these ethical principles, we can harness the power of AI to advance knowledge while upholding integrity and trust in research. **#AI #ethics #research #science #artificialintelligence** **Image:** Generated using DALL-E

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) poses questions not just for technology and the expanded plethora of possibilities it brings, but for morality, ethics and philosophy too. Ushering in this new technology carries implications for health, law, the military, the nature of work, politics and even our own identities — what makes us human and how we achieve our sense of self. "AI Morality" (Oxford University Press, 2024), edited by British philosopher David Edmonds, is a collection of essays from a "philosophical task force" exploring how AI will revolutionize our lives and the moral dilemmas it will trigger, painting an immersive picture of the reasons to be cheerful and the reasons to worry. In this excerpt, Muriel Leuenberger, a postdoctoral researcher in the ethics of technology and AI at the University of Zurich, focuses on how AI is already shaping our identities.

#Research #研究成果 ▌ #AI, #Ethics #Philosophy 📑AI as IA: The Use and Abuse of AI for Human Enhancement Through Intellectual Augmentation This paper offers an overview of the prospects and ethics of using AI to achieve human enhancement, and more broadly what the authors call intellectual augmentation (IA). After explaining the central notions of human enhancement, IA, and AI, the research team led by Associate Professor Alexandre Erler from the Institute of Philosophy of Mind and Cognition at NYCU discusses the state of the art in terms of the main technologies for IA, with or without brain-computer interfaces. Given this picture, the authors discuss potential ethical problems, namely inadequate performance, safety, coercion and manipulation, privacy, cognitive liberty, authenticity, and fairness in more detail. They conclude that while there are very significant technical hurdles to real human enhancement through AI, and significant ethical problems, there are also significant benefits that may realistically be achieved in ways that are consonant with a rights-based ethics as well. They also highlight the specific concerns that apply particularly to applications of AI for "sheer" IA (more realistic in the near term), and to enhancement applications, respectively Full Text ▌https://lnkd.in/gRfe-GM7

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) poses questions not just for technology and the expanded plethora of possibilities it brings, but for morality, ethics and philosophy too. Ushering in this new technology carries implications for health, law, the military, the nature of work, politics and even our own identities — what makes us human and how we achieve our sense of self. "AI Morality" (Oxford University Press, 2024), edited by British philosopher David Edmonds, is a collection of essays from a "philosophical task force" exploring how AI will revolutionize our lives and the moral dilemmas it will trigger, painting an immersive picture of the reasons to be cheerful and the reasons to worry. In this excerpt, Muriel Leuenberger, a postdoctoral researcher in the ethics of technology and AI at the University of Zurich, focuses on how AI is already shaping our identities. https://lnkd.in/g2JAAQW4

💬 How do we reduce the risks associated with AI? Meet Professor Virginia Dignum, a global leader in AI ethics, and Professor of Responsible AI at Umeå University. Virginia's work is not just about advancing technology, it's about embedding the values that guide its development. In this article by Umeå University, she shares her journey and her vision for harnessing the potential of AI while safeguarding human rights and minimizing risks. “I am driven by a deep commitment to ensuring that AI technology benefits humanity. I believe that AI should improve human capacity and quality of life while respecting human rights and ethical standards. I use an interdisciplinary approach that combines insights from computer science, ethics and social sciences – it ensures that AI development takes into account different perspectives,” says Virginia Dignum. Read the full article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dPkcrRND

The Journey to AI Mastery: Celebrating Academic Achievements The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) is rapidly evolving, and staying ahead requires dedication and continuous learning. Sharing my exhilarating journey of completing several courses on AI and ML from the prestigious National University of Singapore. 1) AI and Machine Learning Begins With Me 2) Intelligent Transformation of Businesses 3) Future-proof Businesses with Artificial Intelligence 4) Role of Ethics in Artificial Intelligence My heartfelt gratitude to Raju C., a trainer whose exceptional teaching skills and passion for AI have made a significant impact. It's educators like Raju C. who inspire and cultivate the minds of future innovators. It's a reminder that in the realm of AI, continuous learning and ethical considerations are the keys to unlocking true potential.

Don't miss this week's talk, "The ethics of advanced AI assistants," with Iason Gabriel of Google DeepMind, on March 20th at 12:30pm. Hosted by Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society and the University of Toronto Abstract: The development of general-purpose foundation models such as Gemini and GPT-4 has paved the way for increasingly advanced AI assistants. While early assistant technologies, such as Amazon’s Alexa or Apple’s Siri, used narrow AI to identify and respond to speaker commands, more advanced AI assistants demonstrate greater generality, autonomy and scope of application. They also possess novel capabilities such as summarization, idea generation, planning, memory, and tool-use—skills that will likely develop further as the underlying technology continues to improve. Advanced AI assistants could be used for a range of productive purposes, including as creative partners, research assistants, educational tutors, digital counsellors, or life planners. However, they could also have a profound effect on society, fundamentally reshaping the way people relate to AI. The development and deployment of advanced assistants, therefore, requires careful evaluation and foresight. In particular, we may want to ask: What might a world populated by advanced AI assistants look like? How will people relate to new, more capable, forms of AI that have human-like traits and with which they’re able to converse fluently? How might these dynamics play out at a societal level—in a world with millions of AI assistants interacting with one another on their user’s behalf? This talk will explore a range of ethical and societal questions that arise in the context of assistants, including value alignment and safety, anthropomorphism and human relationships with AI, and questions about collective action, equity, and overall societal impact. #artificialintelligence #AIrelationships #AIethics #aievents https://lnkd.in/eDT32Wv8